non-jew

non-jew — noun

1. a person who does not follow the Jewish religion or does not come from a Jewish

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person who does not follow the Jewish religion or does not come from a Jewish family background

例句

A rabbi spoke to both Jewish students and non-Jews about the holiday.

paired structure: both [Jews] and [non-Jews]

Aarav was the only non-Jew in his study group, but everyone made him feel welcome.

同義詞
  • gentile

    more formal or religious in tone; also used within Mormon contexts to mean 'non-Mormon'

  • non-Jewish person

    less concise; used when the noun form feels too abrupt

反義詞
  • Jew

    a person who follows the Jewish religion or has Jewish ancestry

  • Jewish person

    more periphrastic alternative to 'Jew'

文法句型

non-Jew as subject / object / complement

用法筆記

Often appears in contrastive or inclusive contexts alongside the word 'Jew' or 'Jewish'. The capitalised form 'non-Jew' is standard in formal writing.

常見錯誤

❌He is a non-Jew person.
✅He is a non-Jew.
💡'non-Jew' is itself a noun; do not add 'person' after it.
❌Many non-Jewish visited the temple.
✅Many non-Jews visited the temple.
💡Use the noun 'non-Jew', not the adjective 'non-Jewish', as the subject of a sentence about people.